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Salvation Army Clinic celebrates ‘staff month’ in style
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Medical personnel and members of staff of the Salvation Army Anidasofie Clinic at Kokomlemle, a suburb of Accra last Friday dropped their professional apparels in place of local fabric to promote the wearing of indigenous clothes, as part of the activities marking staff month celebration.
The celebration marks the 4th Anniversary of the clinic which started as a Community-based Health Planning Service, popularly known as CHPS compound, to bring healthcare to the doorstep of the clients.
The month-long celebration was launched on Wednesday, June 1, 2022,on the theme “Blood, a Source of Life.”
Some of the activities earmarked included blood donation to stock the Blood Bank to save lives, old school days, African wear day, float and games, cooking competition, staff hangout and thanksgiving service.
The Administrator of the Clinic, Nafisa Zaballah, who launched the programme of activities said “a person who feels appreciated will always do more than what is expected,” adding that the motive for the staff month celebration was “to appreciate our stakeholders,staff, clients and the nation as a whole.”
She added that within a space off our years, members of staff of Anidasofie had vigorously worked to uplift the status of the facility to reach an appreciable height from being a CHPS compound that used to take care of four clients a day to a clinic.
Ms Zaballah said the clinic had almost all the units, including the Out-Patient Department, Maternity, Laboratory, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Eye, Nutrition, Reproductive and Child Health that took care of 25 clients a day.
The administrator said the clinic would continue to pursue its core mandate and rekindle the values of commitment, hardwork and relentless effort of staff members to give the people the best of healthcare.
This, she said, was to boost the confidence and trust of clients to increase clinic attendance and promote quality healthcare to the individuals living in Kokomlemle and its environs.
MsZaballah expressed thanks to the members of staff saying: “This needs to be applauded because without the commitment level of our staff and our cherished clients, the facility would not have reached this far.”
Present at the launch included Mr. Paul Bamfo, Chief Executive Officer of Escom Ltd; former Director of Salvation Army Health Service, Mudasir Mohammed, Human Resources Administration; Samuel AbaidooDarko, Administrator, Urban Aid Clinic.
By Times Reporter
Construction of a major underground stormwater drain along the Dr. Busia Highway within the Kaneshie enclave will commence on September 7, 2026.
The Project Coordinator for the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project, Dr. Kwadwo Ohene Sarfo, announced this at a special media briefing on Wednesday.
According to him, the works will involve the construction of a double-cell underground rectangular drain measuring approximately 10 metres wide and 1.95 kilometres long, stretching from Pamprom Junction to First Light Junction.
The new drain will replace the existing two 1.2-metre diameter pipes, which are inadequate to carry the volume of stormwater in the area.
Dr. Sarfo said the drain will connect at one end to the recently completed section within the Accra Academy campus and at the other end to the existing drain at Pamprom Junction.
He said the construction is expected to run from September 2026 to October 2027.
The project forms part of government’s broader flood prevention and mitigation programme aimed at addressing perennial flooding in Accra.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The former Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has withdrawn from the party’s National Chairmanship race.
In a statement issued yesterday, Chairman Wontumi who is currently serving a 20-year jail term said his decision was driven by his love for the party and his unwillingness to let his personal circumstances distract the NPP from its rebuilding efforts.
“There are moments in the life of a man when the heart wants to continue, but duty demands sacrifice. Moments when one must quietly set aside personal ambition, not because the dream has died, but because the family he loves must not be made to carry his burden. Today, I find myself at such a painful moment,” he wrote.
He disclosed that after many nights of prayer, sober reflection and consultations with his family, legal team, party elders, campaign team and trusted supporters, he concluded that his present situation must not become an additional burden on the NPP.
“This is not the decision my heart desired, but sometimes, true love requires us to release what we deeply want in order to protect what we love even more,” he added.
Recounting his years of service, Chairman Wontumi said he had served the party with everything within him, walking through heat and rain, travelling to remote communities and standing with the grassroots in both victory and defeat.
“For many years, I have served the NPP with everything within me… The NPP is not merely a political party to me. It is my family. It is my home. It is a cause to which I have dedicated a significant part of my life,” he stated.
He explained that the party, already carrying the pain of electoral defeat and the huge responsibility of preparing for the future, should not be made to carry his personal weight.
“That is why I cannot allow my present situation or personal ambition to distract the party from the difficult work of rebuilding. I cannot ask the party to carry my weight when it is already carrying the pain of defeat and the enormous responsibility of preparing for the battle ahead. I would rather carry this pain quietly than allow the party I love to suffer because of me,” he said.
He further sympathized with his supporters across the 16 regions, acknowledging that the decision would be painful for many who had sacrificed for his campaign.
“To my teeming supporters across all sixteen regions, I know this message will hurt. I know many of you will read it with tears in your eyes because I understand the sacrifices you have made for this journey,” he said.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
